St. Landry democrat., 1887-11-12

diers were sent out to take him is no
known, but those who went seldom cam,
back alive, though once in while 1t
would let one man 60 back to tell the fate
of the rest.
At last, through treachery he wa!
captured and taken in chains to Naupli
and after his trial, at which his lawyer
Michalopolis, brother to the Greek con
sui of that name, had spoken for three
days and nights, he was condemned tC
death, and placed in a prison about d
mile from that city. This prison is in
the middle of the sea. and has an iron
grating through which the water flows
when the tide rises. Here Agri0gatOs
was confined with a ball-and-chain at
tached to each hand and each foot. lie
was thought to be perfectly secure, but
! he wrenched the iron bars apart one
stormy night, and, with all that weight
of iron dragging him down, sprang into
| the sea, swan to shore, and escaped to
the mountains again.
Some six months later he was captured
second time and was carried to the
tower of Palmetto, where he was con-
fined in room which was built at an
incline and the ceiling was but two feet
high, the bottom Of the room having a
grating. Here he was fastened in, and
owing to the form of the room he could
not rise even to a sitting posture.
The jailer's wife was touched with
pity and perhaps admiration for his
beauty, and she helped him to escape
She obtained for him peasant wOman's
costume which, with its veil, made per-
feet disguise. He escaped at a little
before sundOwn and at once entered a
carriage with two fiery horses, which
soon left the tower of Palmetto far be-
hind. The jailer discovered his absence
and began to fire cannon, which gave the
ALARM and in a short time the soldiers
were securing the country in all direC-
tons for him.
Among these soldiers one had more
sense than the rest, and he led his men
quickly to the little village of Argos
where lived a woman whom AgriOgatOs
loved, and they silently surrounded this
house and waited. At about two o'clock
the young brigand reached there, and as
he jumped from the carriage he was sur
rounded in an instant by an overpOwering
number, and he was then tied and bound
from head to foot, just as he was, in
WOmen's clothes, and taken back to
Palmetto, where he was kept bound
until the officers could arrange for his
immediate execution.
His feminine disguise was stripped
from him and he was again chained with
heavy balls on feet and hands, besides
which his arms were tied behind him and
he bound so that he could not move, and |
in this condition he was kept until the |
order for his instant execution could be |
obtained. He said but little, and with |
his eyes flaming watched his chance, but |
fear made his captors take hundred |
precautions, besides which four men,
armed with guns, stood over him con-
stantly. At last the order came and he
was taken to the place of public execu-
ton, which was about mile from Pail
methe, by the mills of Psathos.
In Greece the eXecutiOners are people
despised and abhorred for their vile oc-
cupatiOn, and they are always criminals
who have been given choice between
death and the position Of public exc
They are as much prisoners
as any others confined in the prison, for
public hatred Of them is so great that
heir life is not safe outside of there ex-
;ept when in official function. The law
llsols so very strict that they can have no
outside aid in the exercise of those func-
ions, except guard of soldiers, who.
however, cannot touch the prisoner
AS soon as the order had come and |
hey had taken Agriogatos bodily, like a
ale of goods, and carried him to the
Lace of execution, the young man be-
an to devise means of escape, but none ,
# his followers were in sight-nothin-
ut gaping multitude of men, women
nd young students from the Academy ,,
t Naupli. A guard of soldiers sur
ounded him and three executioners were
here to carry out his sentence, for it
AS rightly feared that one would not be
nOugh. When they read his death-war-
ant and asked him if he had ANYTHING {
} say, he repled: |
Yes; have this to say: I will not
lie upon the scatfold, and | only ask to ,,
lie in fair fight. will guarantee to feed I
re entire army of Greece for three years t
YOU will leave my right hand united c
nd let me fight with as many men as you t
ish to bring against me, until | die. l '
not ask liberty, but only to die as be- |
'mes brave man. This treasure that .
o1ler you can never have in any other =,
ay, but | will willingly give it to YOU
II the use of my right hand only" v